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Kapha-balancing foods
Kapha is heavy, slow, cold and moist, so it is settled by food that is light, warm, dry and generously spiced. Quantity matters as much as choice: Kapha is the constitution most affected by eating when not genuinely hungry.
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Asafoetida (Hing)HeatingAsparagusCoolingBarleyCoolingBasilHeatingBlack PepperHeatingBlack teaHeatingBroccoliCoolingBuckwheatHeatingButtermilkCoolingCardamomCoolingCauliflowerCoolingCeleryCoolingChilliHeatingCinnamonHeatingCloveHeatingCoffeeHeatingCuminHeatingFenugreekHeatingFlaxseedHeatingGarlicHeatingGingerHeatingGreen teaCoolingHoneyHeatingKaleCoolingLemonHeatingLimeCoolingMilletHeatingMintCoolingMung dalCoolingMustard oilHeatingMustard seedsHeatingOnionHeatingParsleyHeatingPicklesHeatingPineappleHeatingRadishHeatingRaw SaladCoolingRosemaryHeatingTomatoHeatingTriphalaCoolingTulsi (holy basil)HeatingTurmericHeatingVegetable soupCoolingWineHeating
Foods that increase Kapha (61)
AlmondsHeatingAppleCoolingAvocadoCoolingBananaCoolingBasmati riceCoolingBeefHeatingBeerCoolingBreadCoolingBrown riceCoolingButterCoolingCashewsHeatingCheeseHeatingChia seedsCoolingChickpeasCoolingCoconutCoolingCoconut oilCoolingCornCoolingDatesHeatingEggsHeatingFigsCoolingFried FoodHeatingGheeCoolingGrapesCoolingIce creamCoolingJaggeryHeatingLambHeatingLeftoversCoolingLentilsCoolingMangoHeatingMaple syrupCoolingMilkCoolingMushroomsCoolingOatsHeatingOkraCoolingOlive oilHeatingOrangeCoolingOrange juiceCoolingPaneerCoolingPastaCoolingPeachCoolingPeanutsHeatingPearCoolingPizzaHeatingPorkHeatingPorridgeCoolingPotatoCoolingPumpkinCoolingPumpkin seedsCoolingRaisinsCoolingSesame seedsHeatingSmoothieCoolingSoy milkCoolingSunflower seedsHeatingSweet potatoHeatingTofuCoolingWalnutsHeatingWatermelonCoolingWheatCoolingWhite riceCoolingWhite sugarCoolingYogurtHeating